2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,020 2,431 57.6 55.4-59.8 314 8.7 7.4-10.2 519 14.1 12.5-15.8 501 13.3 11.9-14.8 255 6.3 5.4- 7.4
Non-Hispanic White 2,400 1,408 56.5 53.8-59.1 207 8.9 7.3-10.8 337 14.6 12.8-16.6 289 12.9 11.2-14.9 159 7.1 5.9- 8.6
GENDER
Male 1,062 694 61.3 57.0-65.3 92 9.7 7.0-13.1 130 13.4 10.7-16.6 97 11.1 8.6-14.1 49 4.6 3.3- 6.3
Female 1,338 714 52.1 48.5-55.6 115 8.2 6.5-10.3 207 15.7 13.4-18.2 192 14.7 12.4-17.3 110 9.5 7.5-11.8
AGE
18-34 428 140 33.9 28.6-39.6 44 10.4 7.4-14.5 115 25.6 20.7-31.2 98 23.3 18.8-28.5 31 6.8 4.6- 9.8
35-44 281 119 44.2 37.4-51.3 37 11.8 8.3-16.6 59 20.6 15.5-26.8 39 14.7 10.4-20.3 27 8.7 5.6-13.5
45-54 339 168 54.3 47.2-61.3 41 9.5 6.5-13.7 59 14.9 11.1-19.7 44 13.9 9.2-20.6 27 7.3 4.7-11.2
55-64 438 278 61.3 54.0-68.0 *** *** *** 43 10.3 7.1-14.6 51 10.1 6.9-14.7 34 9.1 5.9-13.8
65-74 481 357 75.0 69.5-79.8 29 5.5 3.4- 8.9 37 6.5 4.2- 9.9 32 6.1 4.1- 9.0 26 6.8 4.1-11.2
75+ 405 326 81.6 75.9-86.3 *** *** *** 24 5.1 3.1- 8.5 21 3.6 2.1- 6.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 455 264 56.1 50.4-61.6 42 8.8 6.1-12.4 39 10.3 7.3-14.4 71 15.2 11.5-20.0 39 9.6 6.6-13.7
Some Post-H.S. 666 374 55.4 50.5-60.3 42 6.4 4.5- 9.1 105 17.3 13.6-21.6 89 13.1 10.3-16.6 56 7.8 5.8-10.3
College Graduate 1,187 708 57.1 53.6-60.4 116 9.7 8.0-11.8 192 17.9 15.4-20.7 116 10.8 8.8-13.2 55 4.5 3.3- 6.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 15.5 8.5-26.7
$15,000- 24,999 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 12.3 6.7-21.5 28 13.2 8.3-20.4 22 18.4 10.8-29.6
$25,000- 34,999 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 18.5 11.2-29.1 21 12.6 7.6-20.1
$35,000- 49,999 252 143 53.5 45.3-61.5 24 10.9 6.5-17.7 31 12.9 8.5-18.9 35 15.0 9.9-22.1 19 7.7 4.7-12.6
$50,000- 74,999 337 188 56.2 49.6-62.6 35 8.8 5.9-12.9 46 13.1 9.5-17.8 49 15.8 11.6-21.1 19 6.2 3.6-10.3
$75,000+ 939 561 58.4 54.4-62.3 89 9.4 7.4-11.9 162 17.2 14.5-20.4 87 10.9 8.5-13.8 40 4.1 2.8- 6.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 759 378 46.6 41.7-51.5 44 5.8 3.9- 8.7 93 12.7 9.5-16.8 133 18.8 15.1-23.2 111 16.1 12.9-19.9
No 1,569 983 61.0 57.8-64.2 158 10.3 8.2-13.0 231 15.5 13.3-17.9 152 10.3 8.6-12.3 45 2.9 2.1- 4.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 333 226 66.2 59.6-72.3 19 5.2 3.2- 8.6 34 12.1 8.2-17.6 30 8.3 5.6-12.1 24 8.1 5.1-12.7
Non-Veteran 2,060 1,178 55.0 52.1-57.9 188 9.5 7.7-11.6 301 14.9 13.0-17.1 259 13.7 11.8-15.8 134 7.0 5.7- 8.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 690 372 54.0 49.3-58.6 57 6.7 5.1- 8.9 132 18.6 15.4-22.2 81 13.7 10.7-17.4 48 7.0 5.0- 9.7
Regional City or Suburban County 673 382 53.3 48.0-58.5 69 10.8 7.4-15.6 87 14.4 10.9-18.8 90 13.9 10.7-18.0 45 7.6 5.3-10.7
Rural 1,037 654 60.7 56.7-64.7 81 8.9 6.6-11.8 118 11.9 9.6-14.8 118 11.6 9.2-14.5 66 6.9 5.1- 9.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,219 636 51.6 48.0-55.2 127 9.5 7.7-11.7 226 19.0 16.3-22.1 161 14.3 11.9-17.1 69 5.6 4.3- 7.4
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 20.9 12.4-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 830 629 74.6 69.6-79.1 50 7.5 4.2-13.0 62 7.1 5.1- 9.8 55 5.8 4.2- 8.0 34 4.9 3.2- 7.5
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 22.4 14.1-33.6
Other not in Labor Force 123 *** *** *** 16 12.5 7.0-21.4 22 16.4 10.1-25.6 19 15.0 9.4-23.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 13.0 7.5-21.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 91 51.2 42.0-60.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 18.1 11.9-26.5 21 14.6 9.1-22.6
More than 200% 1,497 881 57.7 54.5-60.9 144 9.4 7.7-11.4 236 15.9 13.8-18.3 161 12.1 10.1-14.4 75 4.8 3.7- 6.3
HOUSING
Own 1,757 1,147 62.1 58.9-65.2 144 8.8 6.9-11.2 214 12.7 10.7-15.0 162 10.7 8.8-12.9 90 5.7 4.5- 7.3
Rent 491 195 36.3 31.3-41.6 56 10.6 7.9-14.1 94 20.4 16.5-25.1 96 19.8 16.0-24.4 50 12.9 9.2-17.7
Other arrangement 132 59 42.1 32.0-52.8 *** *** *** 25 21.5 13.9-31.9 28 24.3 16.4-34.4 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 586 344 55.0 49.5-60.2 49 10.0 7.1-14.0 70 13.5 10.2-17.7 76 13.7 10.3-18.1 47 7.8 5.6-10.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 787 482 59.7 54.8-64.4 59 8.7 5.5-13.6 100 12.6 10.0-15.8 95 11.4 9.0-14.3 51 7.6 5.6-10.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,027 582 54.7 50.6-58.8 99 8.4 6.7-10.5 167 16.7 13.8-20.1 118 13.7 11.0-17.1 61 6.4 4.7- 8.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 902 519 54.8 50.4-59.1 93 10.3 8.0-13.1 140 17.6 14.2-21.5 103 12.3 9.9-15.2 47 5.0 3.5- 7.1
2nd Quartile 674 414 58.6 53.3-63.6 51 8.3 5.2-13.2 77 10.2 8.0-13.1 81 13.6 10.3-17.6 51 9.3 6.7-12.6
3rd Quartile 610 342 55.2 50.1-60.3 49 8.2 5.9-11.4 96 15.6 12.4-19.5 82 14.1 10.7-18.4 41 6.8 4.8- 9.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 214 133 59.0 49.5-67.9 *** *** *** 24 16.5 9.9-26.2 23 9.3 5.5-15.2 20 8.7 5.2-14.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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